### READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE!## The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems# with some server configurations. It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already# be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in# your .htaccess file. If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to# beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's. If they work,# it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.##

## Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.Options +FollowSymLinks

## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.# If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below# This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!## Block out any script trying to base64_encode data within the URL.RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.*\(.*\) [OR]# Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL.RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR]# Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL.RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]# Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL.RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})# Send all blocked request to homepage with 403 Forbidden error!RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]### End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits.